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Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar (
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)
Map of Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar
Map of Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar
Asian House Gecko (
Hemidactylus frenatus
)
Cuckoo Roller (
Leptosomus discolor
) - Male
Schlegel's Asity (
Philepitta schlegeli
)
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (
Phelsuma kochi
)
Nile Crocodile (
Crocodylus niloticus
)
Coquerel's Sifaka (
Propithecus coquereli
)
Striated Heron (
Butorides striata
)
Cuvier's Madagascar Swift Lizard (
Oplurus cuvieri
)
Madagascar Leaf-nosed Snake (
Langaha madagascariensis
)
Western Girdled Lizard (
Zonosaurus laticaudatus
)
Gunther's Leaf-tailed Gecko (
Uroplatus guentheri
)
Malagasy Kingfisher (
Corythornis vintsioides
)
Purple Heron (
Ardea purpurea
)
Coquerel's Sifaka (
Propithecus coquereli
)
Madagascan Flatid Leaf Bug (
Phromnia rosea
)
Giant Madagascan Hognose (
Leioheterodon madagascariensis
)
Madagascan Flatid Leaf Bug (
Phromnia rosea
)
Broad-billed Roller (
Eurystomus glaucurus
)
Giant Millipede (
Aphistogoniulus ssp
)
Golden Mouse Lemur (
Microcebus ravelobensis
)
Oustalet's Chameleon (
Furcifer oustaleti
)
Madagascar Fish-Eagle (
Haliaeetus vociferoides
)
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (
Phelsuma kochi
)
Madagascar Magpie-Robin (
Copsychus albospecularis
)
Madagascar Hoopoe (
Upupa marginata
)
Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (
Uroplatus henkeli
)
Asian House Gecko (
Hemidactylus frenatus
)
Madagascar Cat-eyed Snake (
Madagascarophis colubrinus
)
Madagascar Jacana (
Actophilornis albinucha
)
Harlequin Quail (
Coturnix delegorguei
)
Antsouhy Tomato Frog (
Dyscophus insularis
)
Dormouse Tufted-tailed Rat (
Eliurus myoxinus
)
Peter's Spotted Fish-scaled Gecko (
Geckolepis maculata
)
Nile Crocodile (
Crocodylus niloticus
)
Greater Vasa-Parrot (
Mascarinus vasa
)
Cuckoo Roller (
Leptosomus discolor
) - Female
Madagascar Turtle-Dove (
Streptopelia picturata
)
White-breasted Mesite (
Mesitornis variegatus
)
Blonde Hognose Snake (
Leioheterodon modestus
)
Van Dam's Vanga (
Xenopirostris damii
)
Red-capped Coua (
Coua ruficeps
) - Female
Red-capped Coua (
Coua ruficeps
) - Male
Ashy Cuckooshrike (
Coracina cinerea
)
Ankarafantsika Sphinx Moth (
Dargeclanis grandidieri
)
Suraka Silk Moth (
Antherina suraka
)
Black Heron (
Egretta ardesiaca
)
Greater Painted-snipe (
Rostratula benghalensis
)
Dry forest reserve in Western Madagascar
Trips
Madagascar
11/19/2017
: We spent most of the day driving from Tana to the hotel. Tensions boiled over at the roadside restaurant. That was probably the only bad food of the entire trip.
11/20/2017
: We walked all around the reserve, which was full of snakes, today. The dry forest was very interesting and in addition to snakes, there were some Sifakas, crocodiles, and random endemic birds with shiny colors. And flatid leaf bugs.
11/21/2017
: One final day in Ankara to check out some cool baobab trees before heading to Mahajanga.
Previous Visit (Antananarivo: 11/18/2017)
Next Visit (Mahajanga: 11/21/2017)
Species Recorded (76)
Birds ( 53 )
Acrocephalidae ( Acrocephalidae )
Madagascar Brush-Warbler -
Nesillas typica
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Long-tailed Cormorant -
Microcarbo africanus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Humblot's Heron -
Ardea humbloti
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Purple Heron -
Ardea purpurea
Squacco Heron -
Ardeola ralloides
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Black Heron -
Egretta ardesiaca
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Red-billed Duck -
Anas erythrorhyncha
White-faced Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna viduata
African Pygmy-goose -
Nettapus auritus
Hottentot Teal -
Spatula hottentota
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Madagascar Fish-Eagle -
Icthyophaga vociferoides
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Madagascar Kestrel -
Falco newtoni
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Harlequin Quail -
Coturnix delegorguei
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-throated Rail -
Dryolimnas cuvieri
Eurasian Moorhen -
Gallinula chloropus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt -
Himantopus himantopus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Madagascar Jacana -
Actophilornis albinucha
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Malagasy Turtle-Dove -
Nesoenas picturatus
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Lesser Vasa-Parrot -
Coracopsis nigra
Greater Vasa-Parrot -
Coracopsis vasa
( Leptosomidae )
Cuckoo Roller -
Leptosomus discolor
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Coquerel's Coua -
Coua coquereli
Crested Coua -
Coua cristata
Red-capped Coua -
Coua ruficeps
Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Madagascar Coucal -
Centropus toulou
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Souimanga Sunbird -
Cinnyris sovimanga
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Malagasy Kingfisher -
Corythornis vintsioides
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Madagascar Bee-eater -
Merops superciliosus
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Broad-billed Roller -
Eurystomus glaucurus
Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Madagascar Hoopoe -
Upupa marginata
Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher -
Terpsiphone mutata
Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Madagascar Cuckooshrike -
Ceblepyris cinereus
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Crested Drongo -
Dicrurus forficatus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Madagascar Lark -
Eremopterix hova
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Long-billed Bernieria -
Bernieria madagascariensis
Madagascar Bulbul -
Hypsipetes madagascariensis
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Madagascar Cisticola -
Cisticola cherina
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Madagascar White-eye -
Zosterops maderaspatanus
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
White-headed Vanga -
Artamella viridis
Pied Crow -
Corvus albus
Sickle-billed Vanga -
Falculea palliata
Van Dam's Vanga -
Xenopirostris damii
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Madagascar Magpie-Robin -
Copsychus albospecularis
( Mesitornithidae )
White-breasted Mesite -
Mesitornis variegatus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Myna -
Acridotheres tristis
( Rostratulidae )
Greater Painted-snipe -
Rostratula benghalensis
( Philepittidae )
Schlegel's Asity -
Philepitta schlegeli
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Red Fody -
Foudia madagascariensis
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